[rabbitmq-discuss] rabbitmqadmin and default node behaviour

Tue Oct 30 10:53:35 GMT 2012

On 29/10/12 16:04, Simon Lundström wrote:
> So, my new suggestion is:
>
> Parse the config/defaults in this order:
> # defaults from default_options hash^Wdictionary
> # config file, one of:
> ## specified via --config
> ### Use it and exit with an error if:
> #### File doesn't exist
> #### Node in config doesn't exist (default being default node or the one
> specified via --node)
> ## default config file (~/.rabbitmqadmin.conf)
> ### If file doesn't exist, just ignore it.
> ### If file exists and node in file doesn't exist
> #### exit showing that error message

Does this mean rabbitmqadmin will fail if the default file exists, and 
the user does not specify a node, and the file does not contain a 
default node? That seems wrong.

Other than that this sounds reasonable.

> # Options on the command line
>
> This would also overwrite any options (last parsed "wins").

Yes.

Cheers, Simon

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Simon MacMullen
RabbitMQ, VMware